Journalism
TV Interviews, News Reports & Documentaries
Out Of The Shadows: Capturing The Spirit Of Homeless Culture
From ignored to seen and understood. That’s the transformation one artist is working to create with his latest work.
Former Heroin Addict Speaks Out To Save Lives
A former heroin addict now in recovery speaks out for the first time in an effort to help save at least one life.
Old-School Letter Writing Creates Unexpected Bonds
What started in the form of letter-writing has created a pen pal friendship for the ages.
Schools For South Sudan
The bridge between Mayan-Abun, South Sudan, & Rochester, NY, through the work of a former "Lost Boy" who says he's now home.
Watch More Stories
Papa & Pokey Productions
A Division of HBH Enterprises
We create content for changemakers.
Papa & Pokey Productions is on a mission to fill the world with changemaking stories that inspire hearts and minds. Stories that illuminate what’s working and show impact. We choose to work with game changers: companies, nonprofits, and individuals who tenaciously tackle issues in our global society.
Our goal is to elevate their work through film and multimedia content.
Learn More
HÉLÈNE
Awards, Speeches & Current Projects
Complicating the Narratives
An initiative of the Solutions Journalism Network.
The Understory
A podcast currently in production with Hélène and fellow journalist and writer Amanda Ripley.
In These Clothes
A digital coffee table book about the impact of clothing on our everyday lives. Tell us your story!
USA Today’s Storytellers Project
Hélène shares how she became the first Black biracial pageant contestant to become Wendy, the red-headed fast-food icon.
Book Hélène
"Hélène is a gifted journalist with both the DNA of an old fashioned journalist and the modern touch of someone who understands the power of new media."